Shipping container or box for motor vehicles and the like



Dc. 30, 1930. J, CAMPBELL 1,787,395

SHIPPING CONTAINER OR BOX FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE LIKE Filed May 31, 1927 3 Sh88t$-$h88t l mocutm e k Wes 153527 52762] Dec. 30; 1930.

.l. CAMPBELL SHIPPING CONTAINER OR BOX FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE LIKE Filed May 51, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 nozwtoz fa mes 6 312 20 22 J. CAMPBELL Dec. 30, 1930.

SHIPPING CONTAINER OR BOX FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE LIKE Filed May 31, 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 81402144100 J4 mes Patent ed Dec. 3 1930, I

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' "This invention relates tolshipping containers-or :boxes for-.n1oto.r vehicles and the like and has as its objectsrto simplify,render-more eflicientand improve; generallyde ices Ofithls oharaeter; v1 I The. invention finds particular 7 utility in I aboxing or crating 'motor Vehicles and a in- -:uohviescn,umerous advantages over the present method new emp1eyec;1. Inship-ping auto; 1 mobiles, particularly when such vehicles are to herexported, it isjcustomary to enclose the vehicle in a crate Zor ;boX.- Inasmuch as @the 7 height rates are dependent;p1incipa11y.,,if not entirely, upon :theamount 0i. space the 1 boxed vehicles require rather thanthe Weight, L

1 itz sfimportant, 'fromthestandpoint oi co omy,:to;heuse the vehicles in a crate or box oiiieretefore, it has generally been the pm;

this has been generally. satisfactory it has,

, nevertheless, been n e ryifi PIQ id a 125 ii ien learance withinwthe :bQ $0 ap l l 0 anyamevemen 9f; t e body; sul g m 4a flexing sort": the sp ings because unde c c mti i ns, h le: :,the', axle were omg id y cured. i pla e, thegbody was fpernnitted to escillat qr: mor 1 to the extent perm tted 'by he-spring With su hknQwn-methed of is zhOXi-DgYQhEles v,cl neat eha r su e t l steering w e a d p rt -0 th edy o ea- '5si ne.d by the :impafizt got ,these; parts against 5 the topeflthe crate. v r 4 Furthe -mor in Shippin b x h s i hamc er it ha her t f r be n inece e y to rzm ide mean on h 'bqtt Y-d tribut the eight Whenthe box is ;mounte( 1 upon t ucks :Q W 'QQI if r llend in pr m t st eee iinoythe r ight 9a Q e p nd .flfi riyal at the destination, iththe type et .cratesheretofere used these rein forei-ngimemb l i kitls ev te n ces i y,b e s umd to the enter side of the bottom ef the hex because of the lack of space within the hex. :Such aepractice ehvious'ly increased t e ertflllillidiIIlQIlSiDH-S ,:o.f the ,crate and justified a higher ffreight rate. v

It is therefore, one of the primaryobjects .2. were 9- mes of thisinventionatowprouide a :box .or crate together lithnieans for rigidly mounting anttzseeuring :the yehiele within the crate whereby it is .possible to enclose or boxthe uehiclelinla crate of smallerdimensions, To this lend the invention contemplates zthe provision of supporting membersarranged withintheabox-and extendingtransversely/ethere- Qiadiacent the ends whereby the ends of the frame of the vehicle may rest uponihese .memh ns and be rigidly secured thereto. In this :manner the 'VQhiQlQliS rigidly positioned :8 that there is :110 relative oscillation-.01 movem nt between :the'crate and .the lrehisle. 'EEhese supporting" members are vreef,ereb'ly .sfpaqed immthe'bQi m :Of th i lte, fir t, 5 0 'gfiaei litate the placement of attimhing .bQlts "connectingx h if ta to th supporting me her and tseeond'ly gto support the vehicle ,a su mi6 .14 v d stan e abov th l bo tam i t -bQ3 pmui'de' elew a imthe two lowes ne ts o the w h, nam ly, the bo tom of th 'zt emzaxl h using and the q teme the #9 1 1 a le- Eu h rm roe, y se ur ly twinsih nd 291 the whi h. i e e t t s t e m mb e he ends t e bee, he ite s; Fa t-e 9 s r g he th box and Preys te un ue w rin er di te t en r o ,lnfadd ien t0 he; ad ntages just enume a d, it is pessib twi h suehe aneth YQ be ingzw to eave th hub-a semb es up th Sp l s Wh di k Whe are u e and eliminates; the necessity eff draining the dope irena -th.e -tra .nsmission and the rear axle .-.because crates of this character are designedeto :always, rest uponthe bqttomq Furthermore lsu'ifiqientlclearauee is .proirided ,t'e "loeate'the skids within rthe'hox where; theyv are secured to theftop suriaeeof thehottom. Thus the sp aee usually required for thBSQSkidS when "they are arrangeti exteriorly of 'the boxjis saved.

f It i'siobviousthat a further adyantage is obtained "thatffr ight cars and ships may be loadedheaivier becauseit -is' possib1e to pack therein more-oratesthan has heretoafore been possible. F-urthermore unboxing of the maehines issimplified as the tops and sides may be removdwiththeyhicle res'tin on its fa'stenings intheibottom whereupont e machine I may be raised and the wheels assembled from The-several objects, v details of construction of this invention will this position.

be made more apparent as this description proceeds, especially when consideredin con,-

- nectioniwiththe; accompanying drawings,

wherein:

Figure'l is a perspective view-of a crate thereof partly broken away.

. Figure. 2. is ,a perspe cti :VieW: v of g p p v; howing the bottom WlllhOl'lG side and ame d thereofin place. v r

Figure 3 is a perspectiveview showing the bottomof the crate withthe vehicle mounted 1 thereon and showingflparticularly the connection between the front ends of the vehicle wherein like reference characters indicate I, like parts, it will be noted that the crate orbox frame andthe cratebottoin, and 9 9 Figure tis a'similar view showingthe connection'between the other ends of the vehicle frame and the crate bottom.

- Referring now particularly to thedraw-ings consists of a'bottom 10, sidesll, en ds-12'and t a=top113."; The particu'lan-manner in which the sides andendsa-re connected to the bottom 10 and the sides,-ends:and top'to'o'ne anotheris 0 of little. consequence and forms no particular part of this invention," "However the wheels;

' 14-may be secured to the-sidesthus providin a'con venientmanner' for rigidlylocating an e g carrying the wheels-with-in the crate; The bottom 10,,which may-consist of V matched) sheathing; is longitudinally rein v or forced by beamsor' frame members 15 eX-" Zitending along and secured to'the longitudinal 1 edgesit'hereof. ,Secured to the en'dsof these beams'15 and supporting members 16 'which @m'ay'rest upon and be secured to the ends; of

th fbamsfl15'tobe thusspac'edabove the bot-i tom '10, as most clearly illustrated in Figure 2-.' fAlso extending transverselyof'thebottomand 'at longitudinaIIy spaced intervals are 7 {reinforcing members or skids 17 and in the for-m of construction herein describedgan'd n ularip s1. p 1""; Th supporting'j;'n'iembers 16 are adapted "best shown indetail in Figure-2 these skids are secured tothe frameinembers means i 'qsilrpbi f he i hd f fj h a e if he ve e an in F ur .3. t ibe. noted t the o iward ends 19 "of the I vehicle jchasfsis or frame which; the bolts-205 engage are preferably althoughinot'.necessarily, the apertures normalpartially tem ers showing the top sec ion} ly provided for receiving the bolts which con- 7 nect the front bumper to the frame. advantagesandnovel In Figure 4 the connection. between the rear endvof the frame and the other'supporting member 16 is illustrated at this point.

I It is usually necessary to insert chuck blocks 22 between the end'23 orthe frameland the end; of spring 24' whereupon any relative movement which would otherwise be permitt'ed bythe shackles-125fisprevented After i this, U-bolts" 26 are passed over the end of the frame anddownwardly through aligned apertures in the "ehuckblock 2 2"and supporting member 16 whereupon nuts 27 are threadeel-onto the lower ends thereof to also secure the rear ends ofethe frame'to: the supporting member 16. Obviously the ZU=boltse26 will also straddle the springs 24fi Bry spacing the supporting'"member above the bottom 10' of the crate'it is possible to extend the securing bolts through the supporting member and to vthread nuts on the lower ends thereof-.7 Furthermore by so spacing the supporting members 16 'sufi'i'cient clearance is provided to' accommodate the.

- lowest points on the front and rear axles as has previously been pointed out. i Furthermore there 1s sufficient'clearanceforrthe skids 17; which asshownin- Figure'2, are arranged 'inside 'the-crate." f 1 i g Flt will be'obvious'that the spa'ce 'within the crate and around the .vehiclemaybe 'utiliz'ed for the storageof such-accessories and appurtenances as it 'isnec'essary for advisable 'l' 'to remove from thetvehiele prior tostorage and previously mentiOnedQthe fourwheels may be conveniently mounted-uponthe sides of the box.- =l/Vith=the f0rward'and rear ends of theframe of the vehicle rigidly secured to the supporting members 16, whichin turn {form an integral part of the construction, it will be obvious "that no relative-movement or oscillation between the vehicle and crate" is permitted. This not only makes it unnecessary to provide a crate'largeenough to per mit" such 'oscillation but relieves the springs fromany damage-or strain WlilCh m ghtbe occasioned thereto as'a result of such oscillations and so eliminates the possibility of any damage to the vehicleoccasionedjby contact with'the crate. Furthermore *with such an arrangement the vehiclefranie acts to re-' inforce and strengthen ithe crateor box 1 as willbeobvious. I v

While an embodiment of the'in'vention' has i been described and illustratedhe'rein somewhat' in detail, it will be apparent to those "skilled in this art that various Changes in 'I'nanyof the essential and all'of the non-essential details illustrated may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of this invention and'to'this end reservation is made to make such changes as may come within the purview ofxthe accompanying claims.

'WhatI' claim as my invention is: I 1. In a shipping box for motor vehicles and the like having a bottom, the combination with said bottom, of supporting members adjacent the ends of the box mounted upon and in spaced relation to said bottom whereby the vehicle-may be rigidlysupported through the:

. .frame thereofby the ends of said frame resting on said supporting members, and means for'securmg the ends of sand frame to said V supporting members.

- by said members With the ends of the vehicle frame resting thereon, andjbottom reinforc- 2. In ashipping box for motor vehicles and the like including a bottom, transversely extending supporting members secured in spaced relation to said bottom at the ends thereof, the vehicle being rigidly supported ing skids secured thereto at the inside of said box.

3. A shipping'box for motor vehicles and the like including sides, ends, a top and a bottom, supporting members extending transi versely of the box at the ends of said bottom,

means for rigidly securing saidmembers to said bottom in spaced relation thereto, the vehicle being rigidly supported by said members With the ends of the vehicle frame rest- 

